Why do software authors need to be protected by copyright? Software authors need to be protected by copyright so that they have the opportunity to earn money off the program that they created. Software authors own the copyright for the software that they have created. They have the exclusive rights to reproduce, publish, make an adaption, and communicating the software. People that wish to do this will need to first obtain the software author’s permission, who may choose to charge a fee or allow it for free. How does software piracy become a cost to the Australian computer industry each year?
“In Australia, 26 percent of all PC software is pirated” (Australia bucks global software piracy trend , 2009) What is the result of software piracy?
Software authors need to be protected by copyright so that they have the opportunity to earn money off the program that they created.
Software authors own the copyright for the software that they have created. They have the exclusive rights to reproduce, publish, make an adaption, and communicating the software. People that wish to do this will need to first obtain the software author’s permission, who may choose to charge a fee or allow it for free.
How does software piracy become a cost to the Australian computer industry each year?
“In Australia, 26 percent of all PC software is pirated” (Australia bucks global software piracy trend , 2009)
What is the result of software piracy?